29-10-2016, 09:06 PM
I don't think the set my grandparents gave us in late 1950s was much better. We had to pull curtains and have light off to watch it. It was free standing with doors and two big knobs. We moved in 1960 and shortly before that had replacement watchable with daylight. Not long after we moved (late 1960 or maybe 1962) we had a rental set with a radio style tuning scale for UHF. I used to try it occasionally and thus "discovered" the start of test / trade transmissions from Divis. Certainly we had it a long time before there was any UHF. I stayed up late to watch the Moon landing on it. Shortly later we moved again and then rented a colour set.
I have three CRTs, a 14" Philips Colour, model and age unknown, bought S/H years ago for my son to use on his PS/2. He has flat LCD and newer consoles with HDMI, so gave it back. A 21" 4:3 Lidl branded Vestel that does 16:9. Both have Satellite receivers on SCART. The tuners are now redundant.
I have an older 2" ? JVC TV/Radio which however only works TV on VHF, the UHF does nothing, so I'd have to build a VHF modulator.
I can record with Satellite receiver cards on PC (it has two) and USB DTT. Also our living room Humax HD Freesat box records, though it's got a special Diseqc menu, so is more often used by wife to watch tennis on German Eurosport. I have a standalone DVD recorder too that can record video (the tuner is only analogue, so redundant).
BBC only LW, MW (night) and Satellite. I may watch on the 14" set but record and re-watch on the 40" HDTV later.
I have three CRTs, a 14" Philips Colour, model and age unknown, bought S/H years ago for my son to use on his PS/2. He has flat LCD and newer consoles with HDMI, so gave it back. A 21" 4:3 Lidl branded Vestel that does 16:9. Both have Satellite receivers on SCART. The tuners are now redundant.
I have an older 2" ? JVC TV/Radio which however only works TV on VHF, the UHF does nothing, so I'd have to build a VHF modulator.
I can record with Satellite receiver cards on PC (it has two) and USB DTT. Also our living room Humax HD Freesat box records, though it's got a special Diseqc menu, so is more often used by wife to watch tennis on German Eurosport. I have a standalone DVD recorder too that can record video (the tuner is only analogue, so redundant).
BBC only LW, MW (night) and Satellite. I may watch on the 14" set but record and re-watch on the 40" HDTV later.
